Chapter
171
2006 -- H 6885 AS AMENDED
Enacted 06/23/06
A N A C T
RELATING TO PUBLIC
PROPERTY AND WORKS -- STATE PURCHASES
Introduced By: Representatives Ajello, Corvese, Diaz, Naughton, and E Coderre
Date Introduced: January
24, 2006
It is
enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
SECTION
1. Chapter 37-2 of the General Laws entitled "State Purchases" is
hereby
amended
by adding thereto the following sections:
37-2-77.
International Trade Agreements -- procurement rules -- general assembly
approval.
– (a)(1) As used in this
section, "International Trade Agreement" means a trade
agreement
between the federal government and a foreign country to which the state, at the
request
of
the federal government, is a party. International Trade Agreement does not
include a trade
agreement
between the state and a foreign country to which the federal government is not
a party.
(b)
Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, state officials,
including the
governor,
may not:
(1)
Commit the state to the government procurement rules of an "International
Trade
Agreement";
or
(2)
Give consent to the federal government to commit the state to the government
procurement
rules of an International Trade Agreement.
(c)
The governor may commit the state or give consent to the federal government to
commit
the state to the government procurement rules of an International Trade
Agreement only
if
the general assembly enacts legislation that explicitly authorizes the governor
to commit the
state
or give consent to the federal government to commit the state to the government
procurement
rules of a specific International Trade Agreement.
(d)
Any consent that a state official, including the governor, has given for the
state to be
committed
by the government procurement rules of any International Trade Agreement on or
before
the effective date of this section is declared invalid and the state is not
committed by the
government
procurement rules of any International Trade Agreement for which a state
official,
including
the governor, has given consent for the state to be committed to on or before
the
effective
date of this section.
37-2-78.
Severability. – If any part or provision of this chapter or the application
of any part or provision to any person, entity, or circumstances is judged
invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, the judgment shall be confined
in its operation to the part of or provision of or application directly
involved in the controversy in which the judgment has been rendered and shall
not affect or impair the validity of the remainder of this law or its
application to other persons, entities, or circumstances.
SECTION
2. This act shall take effect upon passage.
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